Cholḗ — G5521

Definition

feminine noun

"gall" or bile, i.e. (by analogy) poison or an anodyne (wormwood, poppy, etc.)

1. bile, gall
2. in the O. T. it is also used of other bitter things

Usually translated as

gall

Origin

feminine of an equivalent perhaps akin to the same as 5514 (from the greenish hue)

Occurrences

Cholḗ occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (1), Acts (1)

• Matthew 27:34 — They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall (χολῆς): and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink.
• Acts 8:23 — For I perceive that thou art in the gall (χολὴν) of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.